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Aquila is the Latin and Romance languages word for eagle. Specifically, it may refer to:
- Aquila (constellation), the astronomical constellation, the Eagle
- Aquila (genus), a genus of birds including some eagles
- Aquila (name), a given name or surname
- Aquila (Roman), a Roman military standard
People
- Lucius Pontius Aquila, one of the assassins of Julius Caesar in the 1st century BCE
- Gaius Julius Aquila, Roman knight, 1st century CE
- Vedius Aquila, an ancient Roman general in the 1st century CE who fought in the Year of the Four Emperors
- Julius Gallus Aquila, Roman jurist, probably 2nd century CE
- Aquila Romanus, Latin grammarian, 3rd century CE
- Priscilla and Aquila, early Christian converts who appear in the New Testament
- Aquila of Sinope, translator of the Old Testament into Greek
- Aquila Chase, early Puritan settler in the American colonies and founder of the influential Chase family
Places
- Aquila, Michoacán, town in Mexico
- Aquila, Switzerland, former municipality in the canton of Ticino
- Aquila, Veracruz, municipality in Mexico
- Aquila Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Aquileia, an ancient Roman city in Italy
- L'Aquila, sometimes Aquila, the regional capital of Abruzzo in Italy
- Province of L'Aquila, Italy
Work titles and brand names
- Aquila (journal), an ornithological journal
- Aquila, book by Andrew Norriss
- Aquila (children's magazine), a children's magazine
- Aquila (TV series), a BBC TV production for children based on the Norriss book
- Aquila Suite – 12 Arpeggio Concert Etudes for Solo Piano, a piano composition
- Aquila squadron, the enemy Yellow Squadron in the video game Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
- Aquila Theatre, a theatre company currently of New York
- Aquila Airways, a British flying boat operator (1948–1958)
- Aquila, Inc., a former electric and gas utility in Kansas City, Missouri, United States
- Aquila Italiana, Italian car manufacturer or brand
- Aquila Capital, an independent investment firm in Hamburg, Germany
- Aquila racing cars, a Danish firm
- Hyosung GV250, a cruiser motorcycle nicknamed the "Aquila"
Maritime vessels
- USS Aquila (AK-47), an Aquila-class cargo ship commissioned by the U.S. Navy for service in World War II
- USS Aquila (PHM-4), a hydrofoil formerly operated by the U.S. Navy
- Italian aircraft carrier Aquila, a World War II Italian aircraft carrier
Aircraft
- Angus Aquila, a British aircraft
- Aquila, Facebook's design for an atmospheric satellite
- Aquila A 210, a German lightweight aircraft
- Bristol Aquila, an aircraft engine
- Lockheed MQM-105 Aquila, the U.S. Army's first battlefield reconnaissance drone
Fiction
- Aquilla, a character in the wargame Heroscape
- Aquila, a game server in the MMORPG MapleStory
- Aquila, Captain Crowe Almedio's ship in the video game Star Ocean: The Last Hope
- Imperial Aquila seal, symbol of the Imperium (Warhammer 40,000) in the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Aquila, a ship captained by Ratonhnhaké:ton, the protagonist character in the video game Assassin's Creed III
- Aquila, a weapon available to the player character Dante in the video game DmC: Devil May Cry
- Aquila, a world available with membership in the computer games Wizard101 and Pirate101
- Aquila Yuna, one of main characters in the anime Saint Seiya Omega
See also
- Aquilia (disambiguation)
- Aguila (disambiguation)
- Aquilinus (disambiguation)
- Aquilla (disambiguation)
- Aquillia (gens)
- Balanus aquila, a species of barnacle
- Macroglossum aquila, a species of moth
- Aquila Court Building of Omaha, Nebraska
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L'Aquila, Italy
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